The United States purchases the territory of Alaska from this nation for $7.2 million, or around 2 cents per acre. 1867
Russia
89.1%
Canada
7.2%
United Kingdom
1.7%
China
0.6%
This US president is shot in the lung after leaving a labor meeting in Washington, DC. 1981
Ronald Reagan
87.6%
John F. Kennedy
3.4%
Gerald Ford
3.2%
Jimmy Carter
2.4%
This painter is born, known to suffer from psychotic episodes and whose work did not receive widespread recognition until after his death. 1853
Vincent van Gogh
84.5%
Hieronymus Bosch
2.8%
Paul Cézanne
3%
Pablo Picasso
9%
The Treaty of Fez is signed, making this African country a French protectorate. 1912
Morocco
80.1%
Mali
7.4%
Mauritania
4.4%
Mauritius
5.4%
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II is born, famed for the religious tolerance of his reign and for conquering this city at the age of 21. 1432
Constantinople
78.7%
Rome
5.4%
Venice
1.7%
Jerusalem
14.1%
The 15th amendment to the US constitution is adopted, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of _____. 1870
Race
65.3%
Sex
25%
Age
4.3%
Criminal history
3.5%
The most severe bombing of this Axis-controlled city is performed by Allied bomber aircraft during WWII, destroying over 3000 buildings in its historical downtown district. 1944
Sofia
13.2%
Budapest
43.7%
Skopje
4.6%
Belgrade
35.2%
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